CVE-2026-22555
Gitea organization forks can expose organization secrets without create permission
HIGH 8.1
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.39 % · percentile 33 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Gitea
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
Gitea versions before 1.26.0 allow API users to fork a repository into an organization without first passing the CanCreateOrgRepo check, which can expose organization secrets.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | Gitea |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2 (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-fhx7-m96w-mv29 — Gitea: API Fork Missing CanCreateOrgRepo Check Allows Org Secret Exfiltration
- GO-2026-5365 — Gitea: API Fork Missing CanCreateOrgRepo Check Allows Org Secret Exfiltration in code.gitea.io/gitea
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-41617
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-22555
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Gitea · Gitea Open Source Git Server | affected 0 < 1.26.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |